Advances in Life Sciences
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 8

Influence of Moisture Conservation Practices on Productivity and Economics of Finger Millet + Pigeonpea Intercropping System In Eastern Dry Zone Of Karnataka

  • Author:
  • Mallareddy1, M.N. Thimmegowda2, B. K. Ramachandrappa2, Narayan Hebbal1
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 3256 to 3260

1Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, UAS, Bangalore-584 104, Karnataka

2AICRP for Dryland Agriculture, UAS, GKVK, Bangalore-560 065, Karnataka

Online published on 15 December, 2016.

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during Kharif season of 2013 to study the effect of moisture conservation practices on productivity and economics of Finger millet + pigeonpea intercropping system under dry land situations at AICRP on Dryland Agriculture field unit, UAS, GKVK, Bangalore. The experiment consisting of 10 treatments (Mulching with maize residues, repeated inter-cultivation, green leaf manuring, tank silt application and their combination with a control) replicated thrice in RCBD. Growth and yield attributes in both finger millet and pigeonpea was superior with green leaf manure + maize residue mulch as compared to control. Higher gross and net returns were observed in green leaf manure + maize residue mulch (Rs. 95026 ha−1 and Rs. 70118 ha−1, respectively). Also higher finger millet equivalent yield (4460 kg ha−1) was recorded higher in same treatment compared to control (3503 kg ha−1).

Keywords

Economics, Finger millet, Moisture conservation, Pigeonpea, Productivity